Aporemaspis Elliot and Loeffler 1989 (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha

Full reference: D. K. Elliot and E. J. Loeffler. 1989. A new agnathan from the lower Devonian of Arctic Canada, and a review of the tessellated heterostracans. Palaeontology 32(4):883-891

Parent taxon: Heterostraci according to D. K. Elliot and E. J. Loeffler 1989

Sister taxa: Amphiaspidiformes, Ariaspididae, Cardipeltida, Cardipeltidae, Cardipeltiformes, Ceraspidae, Corvaspidida, Corvaspidiformes, Cyathaspida, Cyathaspidiformes, Drepanaspidae, Guerichosteidae, Lepidaspidida, Lepidaspidiformes, Munchoaspis, Olbiaspidida, Palaeaspidi, Protaspidae, Psammolepis, Psammosteiformes, Pteraspidi, Pteraspidiformes, Rimasventeraspis, Strosipherus, Tesseraspidida, Tesseraspidiformes, Thelodontidae, Tolypelepidida, Tolypelepidiformes, Toombsaspis, Traquairaspidida, Traquairaspidiformes

Subtaxa: Aporemaspis pholidata

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Type: Aporemaspis pholidata

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Read Bay, Cornwallis Island [Snowblind Bay Fm] (Devonian of Nunavut)

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